Today was a great day! i woke up this morning, went to the library, did my homework, and then I ate some food. After all that, I went to my room and studied Japanese all day. Also, I read about Japan's history. Japan's history is very interesting.

There's no reason to say "ore wa", since the listener already knows you're still talking about yourself. I'm also not sure this is really an appropriate time to use "ore" (as opposed to "boku" or "watashi") in the first place.

"Itte" might be better than "itta ga", but perhaps somebody more experienced than me should comment on that...

soshite ore wa nihon no rekishi ni tsu ite o yonda na.

Again, the "ore wa" is unnecessary.

I would spell "tsuite" as one word. Furthermore, it never takes particles like "o"; just say "nihongo no rekishi ni tsuite yonda".

nihon no rekishi ga totemo omoshiroi.

You need to use "wa" instead of "ga" there, or, perhaps better, just shorten the sentence to "Totemo omoshiroi." I'll explain why "wa" instead of "ga" anyway, though, since it can be applied to many situations.

The choice between "wa" and "ga" can be seen as answering a question, even if it's a question that wasn't actually asked. For example, "Nihon no rekishi ga totemo omoshiroi" would be the answer to a question such as, "Nani ga omoshiroi?" So you're basically saying, "I read about Japanese history. What's interesting? Japanese history is interesting." That doesn't really sound right; the question "what's interesting" has nothing to do with what came before it, so it makes no sense to answer it.

"Nihongo no rekishi wa totemo omoshiroi", on the other hand, answers a question such as, "Nihongo no rekishi wa dou omou?" ("What do you think of Japanese history?") So then it becomes, "I read about Japanese history. What's it like? I think it's interesting." This makes much more sense.

The easiest way to think of it is, "ga" answers questions posed with words such as "nani ga", "dare ga", etc., whereas "blah blah blah wa" answers a question that begins with the same "blah blah blah wa".

I'm still a beginner myself, so there may be other issues that I haven't caught. I don't think it's a bad try, though.

There's a bunch of things that I can spot as sounding odd, but can't really manage to correct them too well. But here's a couple:

kono asa --> kesa (this morning)

ato de sono --> sono can't be used for "that" in this instance. ato de by itself is sufficient.

subete no hi --> doesn't sound right. I'd think ichi nichi juu would be more appropriate, except you didn't study all day, you studied for the rest of the day from lunchtime on. I'm not sure how best to express that.

Use of ore by students always makes me think of someone who wants to be "different" or "unique" because it's the cool thing to do, not because it particularly suits them or comes naturally. A Japanese person might think you're either just bad at Japanese or an anime fanboy. Ultimately, it's not wrong to use ore, but you're going to be stereotyped for it.

The same principle applies to other times of the day: you have to use special forms to say "this [time of day]". You can't say "kono ban", but you can say "konban"; you can't say "kono yoru", but you can say "kon'ya", etc.

Sairana wrote:Use of ore by students always makes me think of someone who wants to be "different" or "unique" because it's the cool thing to do, not because it particularly suits them or comes naturally. A Japanese person might think you're either just bad at Japanese or an anime fanboy. Ultimately, it's not wrong to use ore, but you're going to be stereotyped for it.

Ore is the informal use of I for males. I am writing an informal paragraph because I'm not talking to anyone. Its a journal entry about my day. Using ore is the appropiate thing to do when in informal situations. I thought you knew that since you are smart. BTW not an anime fanboy. Anime is annoying. So its not "cool", its the informal I (male).

There's no reason to say "ore wa", since the listener already knows you're still talking about yourself. I'm also not sure this is really an appropriate time to use "ore" (as opposed to "boku" or "watashi") in the first place.

"Itte" might be better than "itta ga", but perhaps somebody more experienced than me should comment on that...

soshite ore wa nihon no rekishi ni tsu ite o yonda na.

Again, the "ore wa" is unnecessary.

I would spell "tsuite" as one word. Furthermore, it never takes particles like "o"; just say "nihongo no rekishi ni tsuite yonda".

nihon no rekishi ga totemo omoshiroi.

You need to use "wa" instead of "ga" there, or, perhaps better, just shorten the sentence to "Totemo omoshiroi." I'll explain why "wa" instead of "ga" anyway, though, since it can be applied to many situations.

The choice between "wa" and "ga" can be seen as answering a question, even if it's a question that wasn't actually asked. For example, "Nihon no rekishi ga totemo omoshiroi" would be the answer to a question such as, "Nani ga omoshiroi?" So you're basically saying, "I read about Japanese history. What's interesting? Japanese history is interesting." That doesn't really sound right; the question "what's interesting" has nothing to do with what came before it, so it makes no sense to answer it.

"Nihongo no rekishi wa totemo omoshiroi", on the other hand, answers a question such as, "Nihongo no rekishi wa dou omou?" ("What do you think of Japanese history?") So then it becomes, "I read about Japanese history. What's it like? I think it's interesting." This makes much more sense.

The easiest way to think of it is, "ga" answers questions posed with words such as "nani ga", "dare ga", etc., whereas "blah blah blah wa" answers a question that begins with the same "blah blah blah wa".

I'm still a beginner myself, so there may be other issues that I haven't caught. I don't think it's a bad try, though.

- Kef

Thank you very much for help. BTW na means expression, don't you know?

It means "don't you know?", sort of -- it seeks confirmation from the listener but the place you used it is a little odd since there's no way a reader would know beforehand that you studied in your room.

Ore is the informal use of I for males

This is only partially true; "ore" is a rather rough word that only some males use, and only in some situations. I'm not necessarily saying it's wrong to use it, but it's not really correct to just consider it an all-purpose informal "I" for males. (Personally I never use ore, even in informal speech.)

Ore is the informal use of I for males. I am writing an informal paragraph because I'm not talking to anyone. Its a journal entry about my day. Using ore is the appropiate thing to do when in informal situations.

See, this kind of post is part of what got you in trouble before. You're saying "Using ore is the appropriate thing to do" as if you know better than we do, which is presumptive. Simply adding things like "I think" or "right?" in appropriate places will do a lot to make your posts less presumptive and more polite.

Ore is the informal use of I for males. I am writing an informal paragraph because I'm not talking to anyone. Its a journal entry about my day. Using ore is the appropiate thing to do when in informal situations.

See, this kind of post is part of what got you in trouble before. You're saying "Using ore is the appropriate thing to do" as if you know better than we do, which is presumptive. Simply adding things like "I think" or "right?" in appropriate places will do a lot to make your posts less presumptive and more polite.